Scottish Mining Museum

Scottish Mining Museum: The collections at the museum comprise over 60,000 items, including objects, archive material, photographs and books.

The Museums object collection includes tools, safety equipment, lamps, models, clothing, trophies, geological specimens, banners and art. The BIG Stuff Tour allows visitors to see the Museums extensive collection of large mining objects, such as coal cutters, cages, and locomotives. The Museum has over 14,000 photographs in its archive, including underground scenes, surface images, aerial views of collieries, miners at work and play, gala days and village scenes. A selection of over 2,000 of these photographs can be viewed on a touchscreen computer at the Museum.